For 90 years National Pirogov Memorial University has been providing training of expert doctors. The citizens of 106 foreign countries of Europe, Asia, the Near East, Latin America, Africa study at the University. Each year the University receives more than 20-25 delegations from embassies, representative offices, foreign firms for scientific cooperation and organization of training of foreign nationals.

VNMU has perfect material-technical and methodological bases, were created the following centers: new information technologies, scientific-research and diagnostic; medical psychological advisory center, educational and scientific-industrial complex - institution of rehabilitation of disabled persons, educational-industrial complex - dental clinic. They are equipped with modern facilities, which contribute to a combination of educational process and rendering of medical aid.

The University maintains close relations and cooperates with medical faculties of 19 foreign countries (including the USA, Germany, France, England, Russian, etc.), clinical departments have close ties with 28 foreign pharmaceutical firms. The teaching staff involved in implementation of 72 international projects.